Coahuila corruption and drug ties spread influence to San Antonio

August 2, 2014 |Cutlines by Jason Buch; Compiled by Merrisa Brown

San Antonio is a safe haven for the upper class of the Mexican state of Coahuila, which has strong ties to Texas. Today, Coahuila is nearly $3 billion in debt and prosecutors on both sides of the border say former government officials and businessmen laundered tens of millions of dollars in South Texas.

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Francisco Xavier Flores Valdez: Humberto Moreira's nephew showed up in San Antonio in December 2013 for a deposition about $6.5 million Bexar County prosecutors are trying to seize. The money, in U.S. bank accounts, was stolen from the state of Coahuila, the District Attorneys Office alleges. Flores Valdez was among a group of Mexican businessmen who were deposed after Villarreal's lawyer argued the money came from investors. He's not been charged with a crime.

Francisco Xavier Flores Valdez: Humberto Moreira's nephew showed up in San Antonio in December 2013 for a deposition about $6.5 million Bexar County prosecutors are trying to seize. The money, in U.S. bank accounts, was stolen from the state of Coahuila, the District Attorneys Office alleges. Flores Valdez was among a group of Mexican businessmen who were deposed after Villarreal's lawyer argued the money came from investors. He's not been charged with a crime.